This is a personality based biography for DD. It focuses on Ms. Shabana Azmi as an actress a member of Parliament and an UN Goodwill Ambassador.
Shabana Azmi is the daughter of renowned Urdu poet, Kaifi Azmi and reasoned stage actress Shaukat Kaifi. She is a graduate in Psychology from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. She secured Diploma in acting from the Film & Television Institute in Pune. She is the winner of an unprecedented five National Awards for best actress in India for the films "ANKUR"(1974), *ARTHW(1983), "KHANDHARB(1984), "PAAR"(1985) and "GODMOTHER" (1999) and International awards for best actress at Tao mina Art Festival in Italy for "PATANG" (1994), the Chicago International Film Festival and the Los Angeles out fest for Deepa Mehta's film "FIRE"(1996)
She has been Chairperson of the jury at Montreal International Festival and the Cairo International Film Festival.
Shabana Azmi, wife of poet, lyricist and screen writer Javed Akrhar, has been an achiever in every field she opted to work in. For excellence in social activism, she won the Rajiv Gandhi Award as well as Yash Bhartiya Award from the Government of The State of Uttar Pradesh. Most significantly she was awarded the "Padma Shri" in 1988 by the Government of India, This is an award given to eminent citizens for excellence in their field and distinguished contribution to society.
The President has also nominated Shabana Azmi as Member of Parliament of Rayja Sabha. She has recently been appointed as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on population & development.
